據(jù)世界石油網(wǎng)站7月7日消息 頁巖產(chǎn)業(yè)正從美國政府的工資保障計(jì)劃中獲得至少24億美元的貸款，該計(jì)劃旨在幫助那些在疫情影響下掙扎的企業(yè)。

根據(jù)彭博社周一發(fā)布的數(shù)據(jù)，這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃將使16000多名石油和天然氣勘探者和服務(wù)提供商受益。切薩皮克能源公司聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人湯姆·沃德經(jīng)營的天然氣生產(chǎn)商馬赫資源有限責(zé)任公司是上市公司中獲得200-500萬美元貸款的公司之一。

在疫情爆發(fā)前，頁巖油氣勘探者已經(jīng)在與高債務(wù)水平作斗爭，他們不得不經(jīng)受住石油需求暴跌的雙重打擊，而這是歷史上最嚴(yán)重的原油價(jià)格暴跌。

此項(xiàng)援助是包括近490萬貸款在內(nèi)的廣泛計(jì)劃的一部分。

吳恒磊 編譯自 世界石油

原文如下：

Shale companies receive more than $2.4 billion in pandemic assistance

The shale industry is getting at least $2.4 billion in loans from the U.S. government’s Paycheck Protection Program aimed at helping businesses that are struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

The program will benefit more than 16,000 oil and natural gas explorers and service providers, according to data released Monday and compiled by Bloomberg. Mach Resources LLC, the gas producer run by Chesapeake Energy Corp. co-founder Tom Ward, is among companies listed as receiving loans of $2 million to $5 million.

Shale explorers, which were already struggling with high debt levels before Covid-19 hit, had to weather the double whammy of plunging demand for fuel amid lockdowns and the worst crude price crash in history.

The aid is part of a broad program that includes almost 4.9 million loans.